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Entries include a "fast fact" feature designed to illuminate the effect of the agencies on individual citizens. When available and appropriate, entries also include significant photos, graphs or tables. Additional features include a glossary of political terms and acronyms found within the text, a chronology of events, a general index and an appendix on how a bill becomes a law.